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SAMUEL ROBERTS, 

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1880. 



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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1879, 

By Samuel Koberts, 
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at "Washington. 



PREFACE. 



- Horn in the •hire town of Alfred, York County, State of Maine, 
00 the 24th day of April, 1813, under the Republican administration of 
James Madison, who eamo out of the seeond struggle with Great Britain 
triumphantly, without loss to the people or soldiers in money or wages; all 
win' paid without lose, and a dividend to the whole people, my father and 
neighbors getting their equal share the whole length and breadth of our 
National domain under the administration of Andrew Jackson. Instead of 
coming out of the rebellion struggle as they did, we now have a bonded debt 
by the extravagant acta of our Congress and the Banks in the measures 
adopted to carry that struggle; so much so that they have made us tributary 
aU over Europe. Xo foreign entangling alliances were one of the teachings 
of that old Republican patriotic etatesman James Munroe 

In the beginning wua the Word, and the Word was with God, and the 
Word was God. 

The same was in the beginning with God 

All things were made by him ; and without him was not anything made 
that was made. 

In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 

And the light shineth in darkness: and the darkness comprehended it not. 

Then was a man seat from God, whose name was John. 

The esnie came for a witness, to bear witness ef the Light, that all men 
through him might believe. 

He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 

That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that corueth into the 
world. 

He was in the world, and the world wai made by him. and the world 
knew him not. 

He came unto hi-* own. and his own received him not. 

But as many as received him; to them gave he power to become sons of 
God, even to them that believe on his name : 

Which were born, not of blood, nor of the willuf the flesh, nor of the will 
man, but of God 

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his 
glory, the glory as of tho only begotten of the father,) full of grace and 



John bear witness of him, and cried, saying, That was he of whom I spake, 
He that cometh after me, is preferred before me; lor he was belore me. 

And of his fullness have we all received, and grace for grace. 

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and tvuth eame by Jesus 
Christ 

No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the- 
bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 

And thii is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites 
from Jerusalem; to ask him, Who art thou? 

And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed 1 am not the Christ. 

[1 John, 1-20. 

The Peoples' American Union movement, Justice, Right and Equity, 
guided by God and reason. God having created man and endowed him with 
powers and faculties to govern and be geverned. Has he complied? If not, 
why not? Shall we now begin to complywith his laws and rule? Much has 
been said by politicians about honest moDey. We are for honest money and 
an honest deal in an honest measure. The Peoples' American Union cur- 
rency measures differ from all others offered by any party, to their constitu- 
ents on government to their subjects, which reads as follows: 

To make the people more secure against monopolies, provide for war in 
time of peace, a sound currency; one of equal value to all, and for all the 
people, resting where it ought to and not where it does and as it does; en- 
riching the few, impoverishing the many. For a remedy we will offer the 
following f>r a currency basis for the people of the whole Nation. Gold, 
Silver or the circulating or paper dollar of equal value, both in civil &nd 
military times. Instead of National Banks, Treasuries; the net profits to go 
to the whole people, to the States equally, according to the number of their 
popu'ation, owing their allegiance to the American government for the pay 
ment of their direct monied taxes; for the support of State, County, City and 
Town governments. 

Isaiah 13, 12. — 1 will make a man more precious than fine gold, even a 
man than the golden wedge of ophir. 

All may see that I have r< sted the above measures upon a sound and solid 
foundation. Now let me show you the justice and equity it contains. It 
changes partial law condemned (Malachi 2, 9.) to impartial law, 
it changes usury forbidden, (Lev. 25, 36-37) to revenue. 
Jesus Christ honored revenue when he and Peter paid tribute by Christs di- 
rection. (Matthew 17, 27 ) Our currency measure takes the taxes off of 
Solon Chase's Steers and all other 6teers and all taxed value the whole length 
and breadth of our National domain. So much for changing partial law to 
impartial law, and usury to revenue. If there is enough of the revenue to 
pay the State tax, there will be none to be assessed; if it goes further and 
pays the County tax, then neither: then if there should be enough to pay 
the city and town taxes, all the better. Then if there should be a remainder 
let it go to the whole people per capita, at any rate, let it go to its fullest 



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\ m let me uli iw you one thing more in applying tho revenue as 

- aaoh titx payer just in proportion to the tax he pays. 

wipes .uit the tW<- dollar tux . it wipes oat the fifty and one hundred 

dollar taxes at the BUM time, ami prop >rlionatelv until it wipes out the 

f the taxes So there is virtue and genius in the little measure as 

Justice and equity, and the spirit of Love thy neighbor as thyself. 

Kor President, one term, with twenty-five thousand dollars salary, two terms, 

if they merit it. and the people wish it For Members of Congress, one 

t' rm with two thousand dollar* salary, two terms if they merit it, and tho 

people wish it. Long terms tend to the old European Governments suffrage. 

All to he protected in their sacred rights without intimidation or vinlance in 

- ate and territory. Public Lands to he made secure to the whole 
by a wise and just policy. Are not the above suggestions and measures 

>u notation for the peoples' government, should not such a po- 
litical policy do mueh to allay and quiet the discord that now reigns and 
hrin^ in measurably, peace and prosperity. Who is there that will not do so 
small nnd easy a thins; as to Tote for each others just rights no more, no less? 
W en the man with the withered hand stood before the Savior, all that 
lired of him, was to Btretch forth his hand; when lie obeyed, his hand 
le. Now take the ease of Naaman the Syrian as related in the 
old testament. N hen he obeyed the prophet Elisha and washed in the Jor- 
■n timi-s, although wroth at first, yet when he obeyed he was made 
clean. It is faith and obedience that God requires of us to receive his ap- 
Kome great thing. When nations, communities 
and individuals in their different capacities obey and trust in him, he never 
fails to protect and bless them . My prayer has been and now is that the 
>uld lead me into the land of uprightness and help me to be faithful 
therein, and my prayer is that Hod would lead us all therein, so that we al] 
may he qualified to burn the incense of love to God and good will to all 
mi h. If we lack the heavenlv love and leaven, let us all go to the foun- 
tain that is full and free, with >ut money and without price, and have 
our sins all washed away. Come now and let the prayers of the watchman 
and all of us be, that the courts now of earth may become the courts of 
heaven, executing justice and equity. When the rebellion broke out, the 
slaves had but few friends among politician*, they had neither money, army, 
navy. sw..rd«. nhnrp-flbooters, ammunition. nor heavy artillery, but they trust- 
ed in (Jed and offered their prayers to him; and their oppressors, both North 
i nth had to furni-di them and meet and face each other and shed each 

- Uo >il. nnd give to them 'hi ir freedom. M™ntim<» bv the genius of 
• ill Strert bankers and m .ncr ihaf gers and the stupidity of a majority 

of o'ir Congressmen and others, tic Hankers, by their measures wcro enabled 

1 ongresi' hands stronger than Deliafa bound Sampson's, whem she he 

fayed mto the hands of the Philistine as our Congress hetrayed their faith- 



ful constituents into the hands of the money power. I have ' 
supposed that war measures were instituted to punish the enemy, and not 
their own faithful subjects at any rate. I have not supposed that to be the 
faith of Statesmen patriots, to make their subjects tributary to their enemies 
with such extravagant ways and means, as our government has been admin- 
istered, in making one portion of the people to bear the burdens; and another 
exempting themselves as the money men have done by Congressional aid, I 
have said that Gold and Silver were the extracts of the earth as intoxicating 
spirits are the extractsof the earths productions. Like fire, they are all hard 
masters when used and applied by ungodly men's hands, tosatisfy re- 
vengeful ambition, greed and gain. 

When our soldiers were breaking the yoke ofi° of Southern slaves' necks, 
the Wall street money power, by the application and operation of their 
measures that Congress had given to them, they were enabled to lay the 
southern slaves' yoke by another pattern, over upon the farmers, mechanics, 
business men and soldiers of the free states, to bear and wear, by making 
them tributary all over our land and Europe, who have no bonds; and they 
have run th >s debt up so high by the extravagance and corruptions of Con- 
gress and the money power, that they have sent out bonds as low as the dol- 
lars to gather up the widows' and other little mites to keep their tribute 
promises good. I suppose they want them (the widows and those of little 
money) for a breastwork and defence. So you see how easy it is for Congress „ 
and the money power to make holes in our money bags and run it into 
theirs. I think our currency measure a remedy to stop up the hales they 
have made in our money bags. Our Congress has done a hard thing for their 
constituents, to load them up as they have done and then offer them no 
remedy or relief, only such as the slaves got from their masters, who earned 
the money for them to spend. Vice versa, the maseers earning it now, for 
the servants to spend. Where is the profligate son and the fatted calf? 

Poor Tray got punished by getting into the company of bad dogs ; so you 
simple ones look out and get out of bad company the first opportunitv . let 
us all take heed. I will now come back to my currency measure. Ifl want 
to hire say three thousand dollars I go to the Treasury. I have got good 
real estate that has cost me seven thousand dollars I hire three thousand 
dollars of the government for four months. I put my real estate into the 
hands of the government for security. I hire the monoy for four months. I 
pay my revenue to the government — say four per per cent, or less as the 
government by law may provide. T take the paper money this time and go 
out among the fanners and buy their live stock and produce. I take it over 
to Europe. I sell for gold and return in two months. I go out among the 
farmers and buy again : this time I pay them in gold. I take my purchases 
over to Kurope again and sell for gold. I return in two months in season to 
pay my note when it becomes due. I have paid the farmers in four months 



the same amount in gold thai 1 have circulated among them in paper money 

same amount of gold into the Treasury. Daring thie time no 

iperty has bean endangered. At the same time 1 have been helping 

my brother lahurera in lightening their (axes while they have been raising 

k ami produoe that all need. II >w we ean help one another if we 
have the bear! to do it, and do no one any injoatios! How muoh good ooald 

be done by having honest money and an honest ileal in an honest measure. 

security is a producing and sale one that thieves oannot steal 

and run away with by night. Now nil can Bee how easy my measure is made 

ind prevent their being mule in the peoples' money 

the money changers. II >w much has been said by politicians about 

the genius .1 >ur institutions. 1 think 1 like the peoples' measure for Am- 

arican usee better than the one they have imported. What say you brother 

Rimers and industri 

1 let reas in have it- proper place. I would not confine oth- 
er business men entirely to my basis and security : but they shall given per- 
fbr such an amount a- they em safely master in business. 
_ tree falls it is likely to break and bend the smaller and 
thrifty once. And let none for (rambling speculative purposes or making 
If a man owns a domicil and hind worth .-ay six te eight hundred 
is iii debt tn.ee or lour hundred dollars, let the government 
let him have the money and take his property For security : and protect him 
ami encourage him to he an upright, sober, honest and industrious citizen, 
: him he driven out on short morgagee upon the cold charities of the 
world ■ house for others to he taxed for their support and the 

bond-holders exempted when they are drawing two interests from the gov- 
ernment and the people. We read that the love of money is the root ol all 
evil Our currency measure makes it quite harmless and useful. 

- _- lid and silver in the hands of a few in National Banks 
rule the many and all of their interest ? or shall the many rule gold and sil- 
ver and ad of their own interests in Treasuries? The general government 
broke away from the old National Bank and established a Treasury system 
for the collection ami disbursement of the revenues. Now let the business 
men and people have Treasuries. 

Proverbs, 2'J- 27. — An unjust man is an abomination to the just ; and he 
ipright in the way is abomination to the wicked. 

'i ai that are pure in their own eyes and yet is 
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_ leration, O bow 1 dry are their eye* ! and (heir eyelids 
are lilted up 

14. — There is a generation whose teeth arc a.- swords, and their jaw teeth 
as ki/ i IV im oil the earth, and the needy from among 

men. 
Isaiah 62 10. — Go through, 50 through ti." gates : prepare ye the way of 



the people ; cast up, cast up the highway ; gather out the stones ; lift up a 
standard for the people. 

Go through, go through the gates, 
The peoples' standard raise 
Raise from fort to fountain 
And from hill to mountain. 

Go through, go through the gates, 
For children raise a banner; 
Raise from fort to fountain, 
And from hill to mountain. 

Now what is the use for us the people to expect anything from our Con- 
gress as long as the Jews have so much power in Wall St. How can our little 
feeble Congress withstand them when they have trained (Gentiles to aid them 
and do their bidding? The Rothchilds and Barons have financial heads like 
mountains. They and their agents are trained to operate upon small hodies 
like our Senate, and they upon all others and contaminate them wherever 
they can — either by their influence and examples, or both. When they got 
the bond act to suit themselves and at the same time they limit and bind 
Congress. Then they took in a large haul of Golden Calf, so much so they 
lightened Uncle Sam's ship of state and mines very much. When the united 
money powers move they reverse all that stands in the way by mbti'ety and 
plausible appliances whether they be precedents. Presidents Constitutions, > 
Congresses, platforms or Judges, so they can bind them to their uses and pur- 
poses. Now they have got everything hound, as they suppose, they have had 
Congressmen running around preaching the national honor and faith so as to 
keep the charm a little longer. Our little measure willturn their flanks, and 
cause them to change their base of operations. If we don't they will make us 
tothe money power what Ireland is to England. Beaoonsfield lately said they 
must in treaties get the best of it. Can't some one scratch their head? 
Now let me draw a Gospel line down through the old and and new testa- 
ments and show to the people their political highway that is cast up for 
them to walk in for the just rights of all men no more no less. 1 will quote 
passages of scripture to enlighten the travelers and show them how to render 
to God the things that are God's, and to Caesar the things that are Caesar's. 
1 will first take Isaiah 58-6. — Is not this the fast that I have chosen ? to 
loose the bands of wickedness : to undo the heavy burdens ; and to let the 
oppressed go free ; and that ye break every yoke. Jeremiah 7-3. — Thus 
saith the Lo v d of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your do- 
ings; and 1 will cause you to dwell in this place. 26-13. — Therefore n>w 
amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; 
and the Lord will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced. Matt. 
5, 17. Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets ; I am 
not come to destroy but to fulfil. 18th. For verily 1 say unto you, Till 



:■ ''lie tittle shall in a i wise pasafrom the law 

till all 

Mat. 10. 16. Behold; I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves : 
ni. no wise as sarpeuta ami harmh * 

fake thou a i usury of him, or inoreaee ; bat fear thy God 

that thy brother may live with thee. 37th. Thoo shah not give him thy 
money an n usury, nor lead him thy victuals lor increase 

Mahich _ • have I also made you oontemptible and base be- 

fore all ti i ling as ye have not kept my ways, hut have been 

n the law. 

■ ing this line from end to end all may fee what we are required to 
do and what Christ taught and said, and what is condemned. Now apply 
our ourrenoy measure to our government as explained when adopted and ap- 
plied— it wipes ..ut with the ballot both Jew ami Gentile hankers and money 
changers from oar government as .Kan as the temple was when they were 
driven out. with Bmall oords and it don't leave them one jot or tittle to bur- 
den and i | - inie time it is as wise as the serpents 
and a- harmless as <1 .\<s. burdening no ore ami doing no one any injustice, 

• to all their just rights, no more no leas. 1 will now refer you to 
16, 37. to see if our currency measure is not in perfect harmony 

with Christ'a words and instructions and the passages referred to, so far as 
money and usury gi es. The Jews do not believe that the Christ they cruci- 
- lb. 1 do believe he was I choose to take God's 
quahthd words as my faith and practice, rather than the 1. arned Jews who 
sa> that usury means i small rate ol interest. They stretch it like India- 
rubber. I ieve the truth lather than the false, for all the vir- 
tue is in the truth. The Jews have in the Gentiles a very convenient arm of 
btrength to aid them in their ways thus far, especially in time of war. Now 
let us, the people, do our duty in time of peace and settle the question of 
usury and partial laws for them both You have got the measures for them 
both. The highway is east up for you and the lamps are all ready to light 

• ■ tramping over it with the ballot. 

Eaekiel 1^ 29 V. t saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not 
equal, i' el, are not my ways equal? are not your ways un- 

equal ? 30th. Therefore. 1 will judge you. house of Israel, every one ac- 
1 Repent, and turn yourselves from 
ad your • bo iniquity shall not he your ruin. 

baiah 1 : 25. And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge 
away thy dross, and lake away all thy tin. 

I will show you some of the timbers th;>.r I had in my platform when I 
went tu tin- convention and found myself alone : 

ray in all of the departments of tin governments 
o have opportunity. 
All equal in and after the law as all before the law. 
Love thy neighbor as thyself. 



For Office Holders. — Honest men who shall honestly and faithfully per- 
form the duties intrusted to them to administer the same, shall be performed 
to the people and for the people. The servant is not greater than the mas- 
ter. For the offices and office-holders — a just and fair compensation for each 
office necessary for a faithful administration of the governments and all vio- 
lations of the trusts confided to the office-holders by frauds or other dishonest 
acts shall be punished by fines and penalties commensurate to the violation 
of the trust confided to them the same shall be punished by the law executors 
of the governments. Be faithful over a few things that you may be made 
ruler over many. 

SUFFRAGE. 

The right of suffrage a sacred right neither to be bought nor sold but to 
be exercised and all to be protected in its exercise in every state and territory 
by laws to conform to the constitution and the just rights of all. These 
wait all upon thee that thou mayest give them their meet in due season. 

RIGHTS. 
We claim as faithful subjects of the American republic, our equal rights 
in the laws, as well as the duties to support and sustain them. Be ye 
not unequally yoked with unbelievers, 

LAWS. 

All laws by legislative acts tending to subjugate one class to another with 
power to dictate all terms, is in conflict with a christian civilization. 

Mat. 11 : 28. Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I 
will give you rest. 

PUNISHMENTS. 
We believe in actual crimes being punished. Also, that parents check in 
their children tendencies of lawlessness and a disrespect to others, especially 
to the aged. Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old 
he will not depart from it. 

THE PEOPLE, ARMY, NAVY AND CONGRESS. 
To the faithful people, army and navy, nided by a patriotic President and 
a kind Providence, belongs the praise of the Union cause and the abolition 
of colored slavery. We do not intend censure upon the faithful members of 
Congress, only upon them that yielded to a greedy money power at home 
and abroad that were in unison for a banking system with two values — one in 



bonds, with ■ premium tor the money power— the other the national Barren- 
i, for the people and soldiers, with a depreciated value. When 
the union blood was flowing in battle. In Wall street, out oF the reach of 
rebel bulletin, the harder the battle went on the Onion aide, the higher gold 
was hid the tower went the people and aoldiere' money, so sailed, and tho 
let* it would buj to feed and olothe the wives and children of tho soldiers 
we had voted and land ourselves to Bopplv them with without bonds, Sneh 
robbery had no legal or humane resting place in the American constitution. 
The only resting place found for the bond Bwiadlere was the policy of the 
old European governments and a perversion of the American Constitution 
eonmeneing with Judge Weston of South Carolina, where nullification and 
rebellion oommenoed ; upon that foundation the bonds rest. Rather a sandy 
foundation. 

Is.u.ui 28 : 1">. Because ve have Bald, We have made a covenant with 
death, and with hell are wo at agreement; when tie overflowing scourge 
ahall pass through, it shall not come unto us : for we have made lies our re- 
fuse, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves : 

16. Iherefore thus saith the Lird God, Heboid, 1 lay in Zion for a foun- 
dation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he 
that believeth shall not make haste. 

17. Judgement also will 1 lay to the line and righteousness to the plum- 
met, and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies and the waters shall 
overflow the hiding place. 

nt with death shall be disannulled and your agree- 
ment with fell shall not: stand when the overflowing scourge shall pass 
through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. 

G id will not always chide : neither will he keep his anger 
for i v< r. 

Therefore let u« not make haste to oppress for all such are counted out. 

SPOILS 

The doctrine that to the victors belong the 6poils, we most earnestly con- 
demn as too low a standard for a pure and just administration of the Ameri- 
can government. And instead of the spoils we choose to select honest, capa 
ble and faithful men opposed to the spoils rings. That has brought our most 
learned and able men t • fall into with all the sad consequences from its birth 
to the present time as entailed upon us to bear or a revolution to cleanse. 
We most cordially invite all well disposed citizens to join our standard for 
thorough reforms in 1 >we?ing salaries correcting abuses and for good order, 
We choose the ballot for our remedy. 

Ps. 119 : 102 I rejoice at thy word a« one that findeth great spoil. 

2d Cor. : 17. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye sepa- 
rate saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing and 1 will receive you. 

RON OS. 
When the slave power undertook to force thoir way into free territory, a 



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few met in Portland, this State, to protest against their claims, one of the 
resolutions on that occasion read as follows : 

Resolved, That there be no more slave states. 

Shall we as plainly express ourselves to day and to the point, and resolve 
that there be no more bonds issued by Congress exempted from taxation 
resting upon a crowned foundation. We choose an American foundation to 
rest the rights of our people to build upon. 

Mat. 11 : 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me : (or I am meek 
and lowly in heart ; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30th. For my 
yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 

I now come to the wiping out measure : 

JUDICIARY. 

This lias been one of the most complicated cases that h;\s come before my 
mind to solve But after long and mature cousideration I am impressed that 
our best and safest remedy is for us to return to Judges Councilors '-ind the 
Mosaic laws, so called, as given by God to his chosen people, whose protec- 
tion and prosperity when obeyed was so wonderful as given to us in sacred 
history. A return to Judges Councillors and the Mosaic laws will not be in 
conflict, but in accord with the teachings of God's beloved Son when on earth. 

Mat. 5 : 17. Think not I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets : 
I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18th. For verily I say unto you, 
Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from 
the law, till all be fulfilled. Romans 6 : 16. Know ye not, that to whom ye 
yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey ; 
whether of sin unto death or of obedience unto righteousness? 

1 find that 1 have both the Father and Son, the Old and New Testaments 
sustaining my currency and judiciary measures. They are both in hiirmony 
with God's faithful prophets sayings to men. Also, with Christ's teachings 
and his apostles and they bring in lighter yokes and burdens for the people 
to bear and wear and they are as wise as the serpents and harmless as doves. 
The stone that was cut out of the mountain without hand, was to roll until 
it filled the whole earth with its glory. It was not confined to Jerusalem 
and Judea. 

Isaiah 1 : 26. And 1 will restore thy Judges as at the first, and thy 
counsellors as at the beginning : afterward thou shaft be called The city of 
righteousness, the faithful city. 27th. Zion shall be redeemed with judg- 
ment, and her converts with righteousness. 

All may see that 1 have rested this last measure, as weli as the currency 
measure, upon a sound and solid foundation. I have both the Father and 
Son, the Old and New Testaments sustaining my faith and measures as offer- 
ed, and all of God's faithful servants. I find also, that this measure is in 
perfect harmony with the promised easy yoke and light burdens of Chri>t's 
teachings. For it wipes out Congress, the State Legislatures, the Courts, 



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and lawyer- as now constituted. For they hare given the people heavy yokes 
t.> wear and unequal burdens t i bear. Both the ourrenoy and judiciary 
Measures d.> no one any injustice, For they render to God the •• things that 
urr Gods, and to Ceaear the things thai are Ceasar's " The render 
will perceive that 1 have got in same very plain words. It is not that 

I do not love my country and her interests, hut it is because I do not 

i rest. i mi. It is nut that our Creator doss not love both jew and gen- 
tile that judgments are sent upon then. Hut it is because he has a king- 
dom and government to protect and make it secure to himself and his friends. 

II we persist in substituting and violating his laws here upon his footstool. 
What security n( peace would they give to heaven, the way politicians have 
been leading the people T If they are Kent upon their own laws and ways 
h< re instead uf God's, what peace or security would such give in heaven if 

■ il bj each oilier then- as they deal with each other here. All the 

ive to enjoy are given to us from ahove ; the sun, the rain, 

Seed time and harvest, are all from the Divine law-giver Yet how many 

an- blaspheming His name, and others oppressing, robbing, and wronging 

one another. 

\ (withstanding all that is before us. the watchmen seem to see no sword 
coining. Su they join in with politicians in burning indignation incense. 
•■! us all take hold of the covenants and go in for thorough reforms, 
both in Church and State as did N'ehemiuh and his men when they had a 
rniml tn work. Then in d hj r will * > the walls If ye be willing and obedient 
ye shall eat the good of the land. Never has there been a brighter and 
clearer sky, with fields of beauty and g'orr opened to the children of men, 
than is n>w opened since the fall of man thaTtO them that believe and obey. 
All the blessings offered to the Jews in the Gospel of Christ has come to 
the Gentiles upon the same terms alike faith and obedience are required of 
both. Although the lews condemned Christ at Jerusalem and crucified him 
and they scattered. Vet at Jerusalem the Gospel was first preached, and 
has been following them wherever they have gone. I have quoted scripture 
heretofore — I will qu >te it again . 

Isaiah 1 : 16. Wash ye, make you clean : put away the evil of your do- 
ings from before mine eyes : cease to do evil. 17th. Learn to do well; 
seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the 
widow 

Romans 12 : 21. Be not evercome of evil, but overcome evil with good. 

Some may inquire how disputing and contending parties shall have their 
differences adjudicated. Let therp be two set of Judges and Counsellors, one 
t ■■ try civil causes, the other to try criminals Then when there is a crimi- 
nal action to be brought, let the complainant go to the counsellor and lay 
the case before him. Then let him issue his warrant and give the same to 
the officer with instructions to serve it upon the offender and see that he is 



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brotight before the judge at such time and place as may be set, so that the 
accused may hear and answer. Also, that the officer shall notify the wit- 
nesses to appear before the judge at the same time and place to hear their 
testimonies, both against and for the accused as now. In civil causes the 
same procedure to be adopted. Both, sets of Judges and Counsellors to be 
paid from the public treasury, each contending party to pay their own wit- 
nesses. A guide for the Judges and Counsellors : 

Lev. 19 : 15. Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment ; thou shalt 
not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty : but 
in righteousness shalt judge thy neighbor. 

I will now give the account of the Peoples' American Union Convention 
that was to have be:en : 

A call for a county convention was issued, signed by respectable citizens, 
to meet at Alfred, Me., Aug, 15th, 1878, at 10 o'clock a. m., for the purpose 
of nominating a people's county ticket, to be supported at the polls at the 
September election. Also, to consider what course to pursue in regard to 
nominating a candidate for Governor and for Congress. Before the call I 
had written a currency measure that differed from any or all that had ever 
been offered to any party for their Constituents, or government to their sub- 
jects to myknowledge and which will be fo ind in the platform. Some men 
1 have met with that have been office-holders say that it is a good thing ; 
others say that it will create too many office-holders. My answer to them 
has been to do away with unnecessary and expensive offices and reduce the 
high salaries ol others. I think I have the measures that will accomplish it 
when adopted and applied. Again some well educated and well dressed men 
•have said to me that the people and parties are so corrupt that they would 
corrupt my measures. 

My answer to them has been reform in the pardoning power, so that it 
shall not be abused by pardoning political thieves after the expense of con- 
victing them and sentence has been passed — let them sufier the full penal- 
ties of the law. Some of the present office-holders have said to me that my 
measures were honest and good, but say the people are too corrupt to adopt 
them. T then have a gentle thought come in whispering, are you not a little 
tainted yourself or liable to be. My vocal answer to them is, what a testi- 
mony to bear to your constituents — the people. I count myself one of the 
people and am for the just rights of all men. Now shall we not arise and 
shake the serpents off of our backs and break their cords asunder as did 
Sampson, or shall we still hold them in our laps as did Sampson Delilah and 
let them lie and tie us to the Philistine politicians to prey upon and puni-h. 

Mat 24; 28. For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the Eagles be 
gathered together. • 

If the people do not arise and sanctify themselves and clean out Wall St.. 



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tures, and the Lawyers, we Bball nut only be the Gen- 
uliding heifer, bat tne Biok Ragle, instead of the sick Turkey lor 
they have picked the bird pretty bare. and have been dividing the spoils over 
quite ■ territory making gold a little more preoioua tban man. Now to tho 
tioa, 1 found myself there and alone. I looked contemplated and none 
me at ■ little past noon. I silently resolved that I bad rathor be in 
the right and alone, rather than with the crowd in the wrong, and left. At 
thai lime I paeeed through an experience whiob I will give at another time. 
1 had in mv plain way written a platform to offer on convention day for a 
coiu in it tec to consider i revise, and improve. Hut having noue come to sub- 
mit it to, 1 decided to submit to a committee of the whole people and let 
them decide for themselves how tbej would like it. So I now give it to them : 
When I WU I boj 1 used to help lather build stone walls — 1 did not put 
• •n gloves then. I do not put them on now to write. Back iu time they 
I the prophets to prupbfsy to them not right things. Speak unto us 
smooth things ; pruphesy deceits. 1 am impressed that the people get enough 
ot it now without having to ask. Mv onrrency measure— I have to call it 
mine because tlie people have not accepted it. although I have offered it to 
them I think they d i not understand it. I am of the opinion that the la- 
zy ones and politician? do not want the pe 'pie to understand it. They had 
rather give them ring measures and deceits. I now offer it to the people in 
pamphlet, as I have been unable to get it before them in any of the papers 
exo pi the Eastern Mar 1 find them all to be chained lions and dogs, with 
silver chains, to roar and bark at each other as their masters may di- 
rect. But a precious little do the people get after the lions and dogs have 
got theirs. W lure has the children's bread gone? 

A lirge amount of the banking dividends have been and now are going to 
the subjects of foreign governments who owe no allegiance to our govern- 
ment : they are only eating up the general welfare that w.is once iu it. 

Mv measures gives it to our subject" where it belongs. lie that provideth 
not for hi* own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an infidel. 
The bank* and money changers of Wall street have been well provided for by 
i a clipping machine to play up and down both in war and in 
. clipping the people's money as a man sheareth his sheep to get the 
fleece, until they have both the gold and silver under their control and Con- 
gress in their grasp and now they want ali of Uncle Sim's lands. They now 
want hoiie;.; | , I, and an honest deal in an honest measure. 

My little measures turn the wheel another way and we the people will meet 
them another day and turn them into a b listerens political 6ea if they do not 
amend their way- We the people will meet the partial law men face to face 
witii the ballot and the equal in and after the impartial law*sae», with honest 
money and an honest deal in honest measure for civil and military times. All 
may see what my measures are to '"• when adopted and applied so far as I 



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have gone. They will be a test to try every one's breast o see who really 
can stand honesty in all things. Now there are the savings banks to get 
the people's little mites for speculators with fair promises, a little book and 
a rotten foundation, as many of them have proved to be and others are liable 
to be. Remember, depositoi-s, that God forbade usury and increase. The 
same laws come to us with the Gospel that were given to the Jews If we 
walk contrary to his ways he will walk contrary to ours, as he told them. 

The slave power undertook to raise a contrary standard, but it went down 
alter John Brown. So the money power took their chance to raise another 
contrary one, and that will go down and out. Bel was thrown down and 
destroyed and the Dragon was bursted afterward. In Boston the net bank- 
ing dividends as reported were, in three years, twelve million two hundred 
and thirty-nine thousand and six hundred dollars. This was in 1874-5-6, 
$12,239,600. Now if it was that amount in the city of Boston, how much 
more must it have been in the whole United States If it was flowing to 
the whole people by impartial law, how much more just and equitable it 
would be than the way it has been going by partial law. 

After my Teturn home from the convention, I issued a short address to the 
people and selected a county ticket, with the exception of county attorney. 
St. Paul had one lawyer, Demus, to call upon, hut I could not find one ; for 
they had all become contaminated. So there was one vacancy on the ticket. 
Now don't charge me with not trying to get one to stand. If you do I shall 
stand trial, for I have one living witness 

ADDRESS. 
For the first time in the history of nations have men had the doctrine of all 
Equal in and after the Law as all before the Law, offered to them in defined 
measures to vote upon. But it does no one any injustice, but secures to all 
their just rights. Take the city of Boston alone. The bank dividends were 
$12,239,600. Now how much must it have been in the whole United States? 
These dividends go largely to foreign countries, to those that have banking 
interests in our large cities, owing no allegiance to our government. My 
proposition is for it to flow to our people by this new financial system. Fel- 
low citizens, which wav will you vote? My system is different from the 
Greenback system. That goes to help a few in another banking system, on 
usury instead of revenue. Ours goes to the whole people as revenue to les- 
sen the people's direct taxes The bonded debt is not so large as the one we 
are directly taxed for and the bonds exempted. 

The people's ticket, so far as I propose to go this yenr. is as follows : 
For Senators. 
Israel Downing, Kennebunkport. 
Isaac C. Emmons, Lyman. 
Ezekiel Deering, Waterborough. 



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For County Commissioner, 
Sherman A. Piper, penonaheld. 

For County TiOMiiwr. 

Hannibal M Sawtelle, Lebanon. 

For Sheriff, 
John T. Hall, Alfred. 

Samiki. Koiierts. 

The above was printed in the Kastern Star. I talked with my neighbors 
and others as I had opportunity. But the enemy came in and began to sow 
tares and tell some that this was a verv important election — there was mem- 
ben of Congreva to be elected — others they would say to them, all men do 
m e alike. That makes me think of h pack of wolves ; when one found 
a dead carcass to prey upon he would set up a howl for the whole pack to 
bring diem together. Well, they got the whole pack except the old man, he 
In.- integrity, and got his one vote in on the equal against the whole 
pack -M' unequal*. Now let the little Uvison leaven the whole lump, or as 
much .'I it as is Round enough to leaven It is siid that when one wolf 
howls and brings the | ack together, if they do not get a bite of the carcase , 
th-y fall upon the one and tear him to pieces; vice versa the few politicians 
devouring the pa k. Agiin it is said that wolves will follow the scent of 
assnfc'ida in men's pockets with great fierceness and howling, but will run 
from fire. Vi, e versa, men running into the fire for some little plausible ex- 
cuse, and strain at a gnat and swallow a camel, and shed each others blood 
like a set of lunatics to curse their homes, their children and themselves, for 
politicians to divide the spoils. This is God's footstool and his Son's inheri- 
tance. We are only the husbandmen that must give an account of our ways 
and stewardship. I was taken siek the first of last July at the time I had 
just commenced to organize a movement and did not recover until after the 
September election, but I got one poor neighbor to vote the ticket, so I have 
kept the seed good to sow again. 

Resolved, that intimidation, violence and the buying of votes is incipient 
revolution against the poor man's rights and an outrage upon justice, right 
and equity, and should be punished with severe fines and penalties. When 
charges are made and the case is clear and sufficiently proved, and the jury 
brings in a verdict of guilty. Such verdicts shall overrule all technicalities 
and the guilty made to suffer the full penalties of the law. Such laws and 
application we need. 

Resoh'.d, That our Creator has required of us to amend our ways. There- 
fore we should not deprive one another of doing so. 

Resolved, That to love thy neighbor as thyself is good sound doctrine to 
practice. 



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Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall, are old 
proverbs, and there is no more virtue in them now than there was when thev 
were first born. When they walk into the sanctuary the watchman that 
does not give the alarm is not faithlul. I am for peaee, a so 1 id anion, a good 
government, and the general welfare. 

There's the little equal tree that's planted for you and me, 

It's young and tender now, come see the frnit its to bear; 
It will be no robber to tax you unequally. 
It will be just and fair that's the fruit its to bear. 
Prov. 15 : 3. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil 
and the good. 6th. In the house of the righteous is much treasure : but 
in the revenues of the wicked is trouble 

Prov. 16 : 33. The lot is cast into the lap ; but the whole disposing 
thereof is of the Lord. 

Nearly two years ago, in a communication that I got published in the 
"Eastern Star," at the close I asked the question if either the Church or 
State were up to the standard that bad been set and required of them to walk 
up to. But I have never got an answer from either of them. Therefore 1 
lay it before them again in this pamphlet, and will set before them some 
passages of scripture for them to look at and see if they know of any one that 
has a fitting place for them to apply : 

Isaiah 56 : 10. His watchmen are blind : they are all ignorant they are 
all dumb dogs, they cannot bark ; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 
11th. Yea, they are greedy dogs, which can never have enough, and they 
are shepherds that cannot understand : they all look to their own way. every 
one for his gain, from his quarter. 12th. Come ye. say they, I will fetch, 
wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink ; and t"-morrow shall be 
as this day, and much more abundant. 

We read that by transgression sin entered into the world, and death by 
sin. I once said if sin had not entered into the world there would have never 
been any discord I think discord for the spoils has come very near bring- 
ing in death down to Augusta, the way they brought war material together. 
As the matter has been submitted to the Judges the discord has been alhiyed 
for awhile. One point the Judges cited was well taken when they said the 
State had never made any provision for two Legislatures. If they had taken 
another step and gone into statesmanship and told them that the State had 
made no provision for two parties to fight for the spoils, then they would 
have done both themselves and the State an honor, when there was so large 
a number more than a quorum qualified to set the wheels of State in motion. 
It is said that the little foxes spoil the 'Vine. They have both got a plenty 
of them to do the work, and the people will find it oot at last if they do not 
take the matter into their own handR. The highway is cast up and the stan • 
dard for the people to rally around it. If they do not doit they will be left 
without an excuse. Wheu Gov. Garcelon took fright and put soldiers into 
the State House to protect the archives the Republicans condemned it as 



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an act imposing so iiansonnosiji expense upon tin- people, bnl when Davie 
ami the Republicans took rright and oslled the army together to proteol 
themsstrea end the spoils then it was oslled an act of almosl unparalleled 

\ As 1 ;un not partisan I can a flora to be quite impartial. 



FOB FORMING COl NOILS. 

Honest Money and an Hvnest Deal, in an Honest Measure. 

We, the Bubseribers, American oitisena and legal voters, owing our allegi- 
cnev to the American government, believe the time has arrived when we are 
justified in severing our allegiance from our present political parties, as our 
patriotic sneeston severed themselves from their allegiance from the British 
government tiny condemned and resisted, who set forth with their com- 
plaintB their political faith, the rights ami the duties of" the governed. We 
ft el that our eai.so ol com plaints are no lees than theirs when weighed in 
the balance of justice and equity. We therefore break our allegiance from 
all ring-epoils-doctrine parties, and join in with the People's American 
L'nion foundation as set forth in the measures, entitled '■ all equal in and 
alter the law, as ali before the law, for the just rights of all men, no more, 

We therefore invite all who believe in justice and equity, to join our polit- 
ical standard, lor God and all men's rights, (in school district council) with 
the hallot. the chosen method of the patriotic founders of our government to 
secure to all a good government and the general welfare. 

Come let as rescue the suir Spangled banner, 
Then we will ring one sweet bOBSnnab, 

I oaannah from fort to fountain, 
sweet liosannah from hill to mountain. 

While I am to work upon measures, and Edison upon lights and tcle- 
i want the people to go to work forming councils to mass into col- 
umns to move upon evil doers' works with the hallot, and make it more ter- 
rible to them thin an army with banners. Meantime I would like for the 
under shepherds to be looking after their flocks and see what company they 
are keeping and following. Look out and keep the fleeces and spoils sepa- 
rate, as they may get mixed up Bach council can choose a chairman and 
ecrilte and such other officers to preside at their meetings as they may see fit, 
and in t't.eir own way. 1 would like for the -eribes to write me once a 
month 6o as to know what progress the people are making — whether they 



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would like lighter or heavier yokes to wear. Their progress will be published 
as reported to me from month to month. One object in thismovement is for 
the people to educate themselves to know their just rights and duties and 
how to attain them, and what measures will give them to each other. Christ 
said to his disciples that if their righteousness did not exceed the righteous- 
ness of the scribes and Pharisees, they could in no case enter into the king- 
dom of heaven. Let us all take heed and amend our ways. 

My next pamphlet will contain other measures and matter, besides five 
visions and their interpretation as given to me, and two dreams. 



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